Don't mess with the 2021 Saumur Blanc L’Échelier: it's got attitude—flirty, floral and transparent, with the purity of a glacier. The Germains didn't do any malolactic despite the natural acidity of this vintage. This is...

The 2021 Saumur Blanc Clos Romans possesses an expressive, floral bouquet of citrus oil, pomegranate, spring flowers and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, enrobing and charming, profound and satiny palate that...

Still marketed as "Touraine AC" because the Chinon appellation has been extended only since the 2016 vintage, the 2015 Touraine Clos de la Plante Martin offers an intense yet pure and chalky bouquet with a pretty...

A bit reductive on the nose but with air you are greeted with aromas of white pepper, poppy seed and pears. Medium-bodied with pleasant complexity. Mineral notes mix with rounded citrus and pear notes. Subtle tannins keep...

Having tasted this a year ago, I'm happy to find the 2019 Le Grand Clos in my glass again. It continues to be a suave, elegant wine with a distinctly salty edge. It is full and curvy, having been aged for ten months in...

Measured and slightly off-dry, offering impressively complex flavors of bitter lemon, apple strudel, white mocha and peach puree filigreed with toasted hazelnut and steeped tea, plus dried meadow flower notes. Hints of...

The 2020 Vouvray Sec, tasted in the cellar last year, and this year chez moi, is a quiet, unshowy wine. Its class is clear, and it doesn't need to shout about it with ambitious posturing or fancy winemaking. It is pure...